VIDEO SERIES

In this final episode we see Jesus taking slams and doing impressions followed by a montage of him and his friends skating Barcelona. It includes some unseen clips of Chris Roberts, Guy Mariano, Lucas Puig and more so make sure you watch it ’til the end!

In this second instalment of Jesus Fernandez and Friends, Javier Sarmiento, Dani Lebron, JB Gillet Tom Penny and Nick Jensen discuss the man’s laid back personality and positive outlook on life. If you missed episode 1, catch it here. Stay tuned for the final episode (with tons of unseen footage from the whole crew) dropping this Friday!

Our first episode focuses on Jesus Fernandez's passion for flamenco music and how it’s influenced the precision and perseverance he shows in his skating. Each episode will feature some unseen footage of the man himself as well as some skating and interviews from Javier Sarmiento, Dani Lebron, JB Gillet and Nick Jensen.

Wes Kremer from Thrasher, Chris Pfanner and Carlos Iqui connect with Madars and the local skaters of Montevideo before embarking on a skate trip for the ages. Say no more.Magic Realism is a term given to Latin American art in which you catch a glimpse of something which elevates your soul in the everyday. Our skate tour across Uruguay was shot through with healthy doses of both magic and reality.

The team leave Lhasa to skate the crazy spots which lie around the foothills of the Himalayas - five-kink hubbas, anyone? Lhasa had given us some breathing space – literally – to acclimatise to the oxygen deprivation which is a continuous struggle when skating at altitude: just ask the skaters of Bolivia! However, our mission was to hit some of the pristine architecture which can be found in the small chain of towns that run up to the incomparable [...]

Chris Haslam, Mario Wirnsberger and Peter Molec head up as Madars Apse goes down in episode 2 of ‘The Way To Everest’. Our journey from Chengdu to Lhasa, the capital of Tibet, was a visual delight. The Himalayas basked in the most beautiful weather. Upon arrival in Lhasa, we all noticed the thin air. You can buy cans of compressed oxygen everywhere, but they slow your acclimatisation so we forewent them because we intended to skate.

Altitude sickness? No problem for Madars Apse and his skating friends. Our journey from Chengdu to Lhasa, the capital of Tibet, was a visual delight. The Himalayas basked in the most beautiful weather. Upon arrival in Lhasa, we all noticed the thin air. You can buy cans of compressed oxygen everywhere, but they slow your acclimatisation so we forewent them because we intended to skate.